Carmel Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.55° N 121.93° W

Carmel Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Carmel Beach sea temperature is
18.3°C
3.4° 

Carmel Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Carmel Beach today (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Carmel Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Carmel Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1.5
NW
14
1.6
NW
13
1.8
NW
12
1.9
NW
13
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1
SSW
15
1.2
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
734
722
636
636
636
534
527
500
840
933
971
1192
1022
793
563
474
300
204
313
327
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
E
5
E
5
N
5
W
10
W
5
SW
5
E
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:37PM1.27m
8:02AM1.23m
6:44PM1.27m
8:22AM1.31m
7:42PM1.29m
Low Tide
12:21PM0.95m
00:57AM0.18m
1:18PM0.82m
1:35AM0.19m
2:04PM0.66m
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clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:20
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1
3
1
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1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
13
14
16
16
16
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